STM Families,
We have 2 weeks left (10 school days) to reach our diaper goal of 75,000 diapers! Thank you for your generous donations thus far! We are behind our goal (currently at 49% - should be at 67%) but we are confident Denver families can rely on our STM Catholic Community. Would you please consider picking up diapers on your next grocery, Costco, Target run? Students are also collecting money in their classrooms that will be used to purchase diapers. Let’s show our neighbors they can depend on us for their sweet babies! Thank you!
Did you know?
- More than 67,000 children in Colorado each year need diapers their families can't afford
- Diapers cannot be purchased with food stamp benefits or through the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program
- Early childhood facilities require a one-week supply of diapers for children to attend and most don't accept cloth diapers - making disposable diapers essential
- Working parents say they miss one to four days of work a month due to a shortage of diapers. Without access to disposable diapers, parents report drying urine-soaked diapers and using plastic bags when funds run low, leading to painful diaper rash and health complications.
Please watch this short video about the hardships of not having enough diapers and how the National Diaper Bank can help families in need: